Quotes from Nayyirah Waheed, Salt

the rain in this room is low and thickand undressing my heart through the air. – intimacy

we are houses eaten by rivers because we do not know their smell.

he was so beautiful because when he held her he was not concerned with 'being a man.' 'being a man' had nothing to do with this. these flowers pouring from his chest. – weightless

there is you and you.this is a relationship.this is the most important relationship.

i am a woman and a poem. – visceral